The Air Jordan IV nicknamed “oreo” is the inspiration for this color swap creation by VAB Customs. Using an apparently worn Air Jordan V VAB gave them new life with an overall black finish to match the suede on the tongues and previously clear side panels. The next addition that makes these “oreo” is the light gray midsoles and plastic eyelets with black paint speckling aka cement.
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Color Swap Saturday: Nike Zoom Kobe 7 Elite “Grinch” by Lancer Customs
2013 Kobe Elite meets the 2010 Christmas Kobe release in this color swap by Lancer Customs. The previously white, black and gold Kobe Elite 7 has been given a a complete makeover to match that of the “Grinch” Kobe 6. The biggest change starts with a likely airbrushed upper going from white mamba to green mamba scales. Next the midsole and sole took the same color change from a clear, white and black.
Nike Air Max 1 “Doctor Doom” by Dank Customs for @SAsneaksup
For the seventh year a group of sneaker heads in San Antonio, Texas are putting on SASneaksUp a sneaker show with less emphasis on the buy/sell/trade atmosphere and more on the display of collections, authorized dealers and a custom sneaker hunt titled Sole Search. The sneakers are customized by Dank Customs and sponsored by DecadeFootwear. Previous years have seen customs inspired by Orchard St Dunks and Entourage AF1s with a round of 5 pairs hidden throughout the city the week of before
on eBay: Nike Zoom Revis “Mag” Customs by @THE_WOLFSTEIN
Arguably one of the greatest custom sneakers is up for auction. Unfortunately we missed featuring them during our downtime when they were first revealed last month, but these Nike Zoom Revis “Mag” Customs by Brian Villanueva aka @The_Wolfstein could be yours to wear if you fit size 11. To any sneakerhead that checks the blogs and scrolls through Instagram religiously knows these are inspired by the Nike Mag from the Back to the Future that saw a special eBay and live auction only release in 2011.
@SekureD X @theCosentino Custom @bicyclecards Nike Dunk Shoes
It is refreshing when two parties at the top of their respective crafts come together for special project. Once again Australian sneaker customizer Sekure D was commissioned by fellow Aussie Illusionist Cosentino to create a 1 of a kind pair of custom kicks. After a recent collaboration with the playing card company Bicycle, Cosentino wanted something to represent the look of a deck of cards on a sneaker.
Nike Foamposite Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze Custom Shoes | @SmoothCustoms82
If you were asked what is a great base shoe to showcase a detailed painted graphic the Nike Foamposite for their uneven panels would probably be the last choice. So perhaps that makes these an even better accomplishment? Modern futuristic looking sneaker meets arguably ahead of his time musician Jimi Hendrix in this custom Foamposite titled “Purple Haze” by SmoothTip. Instead of going with one of the already purple heavy Foam base shoes like the Eggplants or Electro Purple joints SmoothTip brought the purple along to the Stealth black model.
Nike Air Raid 360 by @ReviveCustoms
Streetball’s original tough playground shoes meet one of running’s comfort innovations in this Nike Air Raid 360 by Revive Customs. A piece of Nike history from 1992 as seen below this famous Air Raid has seen better days but thanks to Revive they can still live on. Well their upper that is. But an upper that still needed a bit of fixing up as the back heel panels leather peeled away. Through a tested process the soles from a Nike Air Max shoe were removed, positioned, and glued to the vintage Air Raid upper.
Air Jordan IV x Nike Yeezy II Custom by @ammoskunk x @sewnupsoles
As the custom sneaker world grows and certain customizers focus on a niche skill the amount of collaborations will only increase. An often seen custom is that of a colorswap, but instead of just a color change @ammoskunk and SewnUpSoles went a bit further to be filed under the “hybrid” classification. Titled “Air Yeezy IV Revelation” this retro Air Jordan IV has been mashed up with that of an Nike Air Yeezy II. What started out as a Jordan IV retro in the military blue colorway now has the look of the Yeezy II’s black/solar red colorway starting with an all black upper.